by Susan Sander | Apr 26, 2022 | Field Notes Blog
There’s a magic in the night. With limited visual clues, smells and sounds kick in. Until the trees leaf-out, I can still continue my nightly step outside and make stars twinkle when viewed through bare branches. To see the big sky is a real challenge. The west is a...
by Susan Sander | Apr 22, 2022 | Field Notes Blog
On December 24, 1968 one of the most profound reality checks was delivered to humankind: a photo of Earth, a small dot rising out of the blackness of space taken by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders from the Moon. It definitely made an impression on me, a 17-year-old...
by Susan Sander | Apr 18, 2022 | Field Notes Blog
Time to celebrate wild Flora! Winds are stripping maples of magenta flower dots from their branches; in the not-yet-shade areas, bloodroot is my first blooming wildflower. Alas, it’s been the non-native bulbs that are getting my hopes up about spring. On closer...
by Susan Sander | Mar 26, 2022 | Field Notes Blog
Warm weather means spring cleaning. BUT before you start on your yard and garden here are some things to ponder to make life easier for you, and better for the wild things. In essence, we all have the ability (which I equate with responsibility) to do our fair share...
by Susan Sander | Mar 15, 2022 | Field Notes Blog
Late afternoon Wednesday, I watched several hundred sandhill cranes were gathering into kettles, flying in circles to gain higher altitudes near Turner Tract in Genoa City before heading farther north. It was awesome! A couple of whooping cranes were also flying over....
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